What K2 Base Camp actually costs.
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0The published price is not what you will spend. Every operator below gets the same treatment: their price, plus what the package leaves out, next to its source.
In short: K2 Base Camp costs from $3,130 to $10,358 per person all-in across the 13 operators we compare, with items an operator does not mention counted as extra. Package prices as published start from $1,800, for two people sharing a room. Prices were read from the operators' own pages, the newest on 2026-09-24.
13 operators, package price against all-in
All-in is the package price plus everything the package leaves out, per person, two travelling together.
What all-in includes
All-in is the package price plus what the package leaves out (flights, meals, hotel, porter, gear) plus what nobody includes (tips, insurance, visa, water and Wi-Fi). Per person, two people travelling together, twin share. International flights are not counted.
When an operator's page does not say whether something is included, we show a range: the lower figure assumes it is in the price, the upper figure adds it. 9 of 13 operators here leave at least one item unstated, worth up to $725. The list is sorted by the upper figure, so that nobody looks cheaper by saying less. You can change that under More sorting.
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Jasmine Tours
 Skardu · 20 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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20 | $1,800 package | Lowest all-in
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$2,580 to $3,130
3 items not stated
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Transport, included Permits, not stated Meals, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Bag, not stated Porter, not stated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include them; the page does not say. Ask about: Trekking fee and CKNP fee; Sleeping bag and down jacket rental; Porter. From USD 1,800 on every guaranteed departure (deposit 170), but a site-wide notice says prices depend on group size with no rate for two printed, and the site's own booking product for this trek shows USD 2,500. Inclusions are not itemised, so flights, jeeps, 6 hotel nights and all meals are read from the itinerary; the Gondogoro La version is also listed from USD 1,800.
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Trango Adventure
Skardu · max 15 · 20 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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20 | $2,095 package | from $3,293 | Transport, included Permits, not included Meals, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Bag, not included Porter, included | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
USD 2,095 is the regular 2027 price on most departures; the 9 May date and the booking box show 1,990, labelled early bird with 3,900 struck through, and the 20-day Gondogoro La crossing is also 2,095. The inclusions list excludes the trekking permit (USD 150) and park fee (USD 190), though an FAQ says the park fee is included; single room 265, single tent 170.
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Adventure Pakistan
Islamabad · max 16 · 20 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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20 | $2,100 package |
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$2,958 to $3,309
2 items not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include them; the page does not say. Ask about: Trekking fee and CKNP fee; Islamabad airport transfer. USD 2,100 per person on fixed 2026 departures for the out-and-back from Jhola via Broad Peak and K2 base camps, with Skardu flights, jeep, 6 hotel nights and a 15 kg porter bag, but the park fee and an airport pickup are not stated. The Gondogoro La crossing is USD 2,355, and a separate 'K2 Base Camp Trek Concordia' page lists USD 2,300 to 4,200.
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Chogori Adventure
Islamabad · 21 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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21 | $2,300 package |
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$3,158 to $3,498
1 item not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include it; the page does not say. Ask about: Trekking fee and CKNP fee. USD 2,300 is the fixed-departure price per person, shown beside a crossed-out 2,500; private trips cost 3,000 each for 2-4 people or 4,500 solo, and early-booking discounts of 5-8% apply to private tours only. Also sold: Gondogoro La 21 days 2,300, Concordia 15 days 2,000, beginners 24 days 4,500; the park fee is not named, and group size is given as both 12 and 14.
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Adventure Alternative
 Portstewart · 21 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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21 |
$3,907 package GBP 2,895
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$4,765 to $5,084
2 items not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include them; the page does not say. Ask about: Flights to Skardu and jeep to Askole; Hotel in Islamabad and Skardu, 5 nights. GBP 2,895 on a minimum-of-two basis for the Askole out-and-back via Broad Peak and K2 base camps, run on private dates as no scheduled ones were listed; the Gondogoro La loop is an unpriced option and the 29-day Karakoram Base Camps trek is GBP 3,600. Transport is null because only the Islamabad-Skardu flight is listed as included, and hotel nights and supplements are not printed.
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Mountain Kingdoms
Wotton-under-Edge · max 12 · 21 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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21 |
$3,981 package GBP 2,950
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$4,783 to $5,201
2 items not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include them; the page does not say. Ask about: Trekking fee and CKNP fee; Sleeping bag and down jacket rental. Land-only price in GBP for the two 2027 group departures (18 Jun and 23 Jul); flight-inclusive from the UK is GBP 3,850 or 4,200, and private departures are priced on request. Neither the page nor its itinerary PDF mentions permits, park fees or a sleeping bag; single rooms cost from GBP 230 and a single tent from GBP 100.
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The Mountain Company
Chagford · max 10 · 21 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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21 | $4,595 package | from $5,453 | Transport, included Permits, included Meals, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Bag, not included Porter, included | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The page shows US$4,595 struck through beside an early-bird US$4,395 that, by the operator's own terms, lapses once the group is guaranteed, so 4,595 is the list price; the Gondogoro La crossing version is 4,695 (early bird 4,495). 2027 single supplements are US$425 for rooms and US$525 for tents, you bring your own sleeping bag, and crew tips run about US$175.
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Epic Expeditions
 Post Falls · max 12 · 22 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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22 | $4,690 package |
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$5,548 to $5,559
1 item not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include it; the page does not say. Ask about: Islamabad airport transfer. The 22-day return via Askole without the Gondogoro La is 4,690 on both 2027 departures; the standard 21-day version crossing the Gondogoro La to Hushe is from 4,590, and one founder-led date is 5,480. Group of 6-12, deposit 600, single room and tent on request; Islamabad airport pickup is listed as excluded, yet the FAQ says the driver meets arrivals within 24 hours of the start.
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KE Adventure Travel
Keswick · max 12 · 20 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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20 | $5,020 package |
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$5,878 to $6,218
1 item not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include it; the page does not say. Ask about: Trekking fee and CKNP fee. Land-only USD price for all four 2027 departures, with Skardu flights (road if cancelled), 5 hotel nights and all meals, but you bring a -15C sleeping bag and the page names neither the park fee nor the trekking permit. K2 Base Camp is an optional out-and-back from the Broad Peak Base Camp night; KE's 21-day Gondogoro La version is listed but not bookable, with no price.
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Jagged Globe
Sheffield · max 12 · 23 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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23 |
$5,257 package GBP 3,895
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$6,148 to $6,488
1 item not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include it; the page does not say. Ask about: Trekking fee and CKNP fee. Land-only price from the dates table, the same for both July 2027 departures of 5-12 people; the banner says from GBP 3,695, which no listed date matches, and UK flights make it GBP 4,895. Permits and the national park fee are not mentioned, and the Gondogoro La crossing was dropped in 2022, so this return via Askole is the only K2 version sold.
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Ian Taylor Trekking
Avon · max 10 · 22 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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22 | $5,750 package |
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$6,674 to $7,399
4 items not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include them; the page does not say. Ask about: Flights to Skardu and jeep to Askole; Trekking fee and CKNP fee; Islamabad airport transfer; Porter. Ian Taylor Trekking sells only the 22-day Gondogoro La crossing out to Hushe (a return via Askole is mentioned but not priced), and both 2027 departures, 10 Jul and 7 Aug, show sold out. The page has no inclusions list and says only that two Islamabad hotel nights are in the price, so transport, permits, porters, arrival pickup and price year are null.
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World Expeditions
 Sydney · max 16 · 27 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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27 |
$8,537 package EUR 7,390
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from $9,395 | Transport, included Permits, included Meals, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Bag, not included Porter, included | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
Only the Gondogoro La crossing to Hushe is sold, returning via Askole only if the pass is unsafe; one departure (3 Jul 2027) for 10 to 16 people, with a surcharge if fewer book. Own hotel room EUR 260, own room and tent EUR 590 (embedded data gives AUD 12,690), and a Pastore Peak climbing version is EUR 8,390 for 27 days.
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Mountain Madness
Seattle · 25 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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25 | $9,500 package | from $10,358 | Transport, included Permits, included Meals, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Bag, not included Porter, included | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
Mountain Madness sells only the Gondogoro La crossing, walking out to Hushe instead of returning via Askole, at USD 9,500 for 25 days that count two travel days from the US (services run day 3 to day 24). The included Islamabad-Skardu return flight is costed at USD 270 and may change with the airline; single room 550, one 2027 departure (11 Jul), group maximum not stated.
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Your budget
Pick an operator, then make it yours: how you travel, how much you spend on the trail, what you need to rent. Everything the operator leaves out is already in, and the result is per person.
What is actually in a price
These are the costs that decide whether a $1,300 package ends up cheaper than a $1,800 one. Figures are what we add when an operator does not include the item.
Reference figures as of 2026-09-24. Each one links to its source.
Compare with
All-in price, days and what is included, side by side.
How we count
Package price is the operator's regular published price per person for two people sharing a room, taken from the operator's own website on the date shown. Where the operator publishes group-size tiers we use the tier for two. Sale prices are noted but the regular price is used.
Left-out cost is what you still pay after booking. If an item is not in the package we add the reference figure above. If the operator's page does not say, we show a range: the lower figure leaves the item out, the upper figure adds it, and the list is sorted by the upper figure. Tips, insurance, visa and daily extras are added for everyone because no package covers them.
Currencies. Operators publish in USD, GBP or EUR; we convert to your chosen currency at daily mid-market rates. Prices are "from" prices and change with season, group size and exchange rates. Check the operator's page before you book.
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